PoT: Translated: Tarnished

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Tarnished

Tezuka watches his newest warrior and wonders about him. Drama, I-3

Kaga would be a good place to see Echizen's real mettle. Kunimitsu's mouth tightened.

Echizen's form was beautiful. Deadly.

And wrong.

Comments

[branchandroot]

I actually took pity on Tezuka and fixed him up with a woman he at least gets along with. They're not romantic or demonstrative or anything, but they are happy. Sanada and his wife are a lot more distant with each other, and from what bunnies have appeared so far, Niou's and Yagyuu's wives spend most of their time with each other.

*sparkles* You read my mind, though! Ichinen and sake and Echizen /will/ be happening!

*considers* I think Nanjirou will be the constantly present absence. It's his shadow that will always be in the stories. Both of his legendary skill and his debauchery *wry*

[lady-readwolf.livejournal.com]

now. seriously. how horrible is it of me to be picturing Niou's wife lusting after Yagyuu and Yagyuu's wife lusting after Niou? What's worse is if they were actually sisters... [is shot]

Sanada's just distant. It would take a strong personality to pull him out of his distancing, and, I don't know. I just don't think there would be many good Japanese girls of the time who would really care to try. Let him go, fight his battles, stay away for days and months on end. And when he returns, fine. She'll make sure his robes are cleaned, that his bath is drawn and meals are served. If he demands it of her, she'll spread her legs and give him release. And if not, then that's all the better. She has better things she'd rather do with her time.

Tezuka's wife... I still maintain that he and Ryuzaki's daughter would make a good couple. That kind of sweet and kind, caring young woman who wants desperately to gain his pleasing. And Tezuka isn't as difficult to draw in, either.

[lady-readwolf.livejournal.com]

question: does anyone really know that Nanjiro has a legitimate kid out there? I'm sure there are plenty of bastards rumored to be his. Maybe even a couple of would bes trying to claim him, but....

[branchandroot]

I expect it's well known locally and less known the further away you get from whatever town Nanjirou settled in. Communications between domains was... problematic at this point in time. But I rather think the domain lord would have kept an eye on any warrior that famous settling down in one of his towns, so I expect the higher-ups of the garrison were made aware of who Ryouma is.